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HARPER GETS
ANOTHER RESPITE
This Being the Third One and
This One Will Likely
Last Until August
Court
EXTRAORDINARY MOTIOM
FOR NEW TRIAL
Is the Grounds upon Which Governor
Smith Respited Him and Motion Can
Not Be Heard only in Regular Ses¬
sion of Court.
John Harper, the condemned
slayer of Sheriff Keith, will not
hang today (Friday).
That is, according to a state¬
ment made Tuesday by Governor
Smith to a delegation of la lies,
members of the King’s daugh¬
ters, and Attorney Carl F. Hutch¬
eson. representing Attorney Sam¬
uel D. Hewlett, counsel for
Harper, in which he intimated
that he would extend the respite
until an extraordinary motion
for a new trial can be heard. It
i( expected that the governor
will respite Harper until August,
at which time the Murray supe¬
rior court will be in session. The
ext'ordinary motion for a new
h*aring can not be made until
the court-meets in regular ses¬
sion.
The King’s Daughters have
been working earnestly in an ef¬
fort to save Harper’s neck, and
Tuesday went to the capital, in
co npany with Mr. Hutcheson, t >
plead u’ith the governor for a
further respite. The governor is
much interested in the case and
sp ike very encouragingly to the
delegation, his statements indi¬
cating that he would give Harper
another chance. It is expected
a formal order extending the re
s.nte will be signed soon, if it
h s not already been signed.
A bill introduced by Repre
s ntative Boyd, of Spalding coun
t/, in the house, is designed to
relieve such obstacles as have
s ood in the way of Harper’s se¬
en ing a new trial. The bill pro¬
vides that judges may hear ap
plicitions for new trials and pass
u mu them during the vacation
between sessions of their courts.
Best ice-cold soft drinks at Q.
n. Arrowood’s.
The Fourth at Chatsworth.
The nation’s birthday will be
c debrated at Chatsworth on July
4th, next Saturday, in a most
befitting manner.
The day will be ushered m by
a National salute at sunrise.
During the day several mammoth
balloons will be sent skyward
which can be seen for miles in
their aerial flight.
Plenty of amusement will he
furnished for everybody such as
giefc races, climbing greased
p des, potato races, etc.
A barbecue has been booked
for the occasion and is expected
to be pulled off at the proper
time.
The event of the day will be
the match game of base ball be¬
tween the crack nine of Cohutta
Junction, a team that has de¬
feated nearly everything in
North Georgia, and Chatsworth
first nine.
The races and other amuse¬
ments will be held in the
enclosed ball park.
Let everybody take a vacation
next Saturday and come
Chatsworth^
Pasture Notice.
See us if you wish to pasture
your stock. We have about
acres of fine grass.
Kino A Thomson.
THF MURRAY NEWS #
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 3, 190S.
LOCALHAPPENINGS
Ool. L. F, Peeples spent Mon¬
day in Dalton.
Best ice-cold soft drinks at G.
H. Arrowood’s.
Several people from Amzi
were here Wednesday.
J. N. Holcomb, of Wells, piss¬
ed through the city yesterday.
’Squire Dugger, of the Eighth,
was here a few hours yesterday.
Several Eton people were in
Spring Place Wednesday after¬
noon.
0 . F. Durham, of Halil Ground,
was in the city on business yes¬
terday,
N. H. Henry, of Adair, was in
Spring Place on business yes¬
terday.
Sam Higdon, of Cisco, was a 1
business caller in-Spring Place j
Thursday.
R, N. McCamy, of Sumach
was in Wpaing Place on business
yesterday.
Quite a number of Chatsworth
people were in Spring Place
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Keith, of -
Eron, spent Sunday in the city
with friends,
J. D. Robinson, of Bull Pen, i
was a business caller in Spring
Place yesterday.
Henry Milner, of Cartersville,
was prominent among our mer¬
chants yesterday.
Mrs. Grover Terry, of Uassier
Mill, is spending the week with
her parents here.
G. II. Arrowood and Olives
Dickson made a business trip to
Eton first of the week.
Dr. S. W. Looper, of Dalton, is
in the city this week doing
dental work for our citi/cns,
Mrs. Lucius Bryden and baby,
i of Chattanooga, Tenn,, are Visit
mg relatives in Spring Place.
Ex-Sheriff W. 0. Groves, of
Oak Grove, passed through here
this wrnek en route to Dalton.
“Uncle” Monroe McGhee, we
are pained to note, has been
quite ill the past several days.
Spring Place Lodge, No. 141,
I. O. O. F., met in regular semi¬
monthly session here Saturday
night.
Merchant L. D. Leonard, of
Fort Mountain, and Dr. S. W.
Looper made a business trip to
Dalton Monday.
Mrs. Haskins Caldwell and
children attended the burial of
her sister, Mrs. Andy Jones, of
Tennga, this week.
Knox Ramsey, of Atlanta, has
been visiting relatives, and
friends in and near Spring Place
the past two weeks.
Mrs. U. L. Starnes and son
have returned to their home in
Ball Ground, after spending sev¬
eral weeks with Spring Place
relatives.
Rev. W. L. Taylor delivered
two sermons at the Baptist
church Sunday, forenoon and
evening to large affd attentive
audiences.
Don’t forget to attend that un¬
veiling exercises to be held by
the Woodmen of the World at
Sumach and Sumrnerour ceme¬
teries on Sunday, July 12th.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wilson
and family, who have been spend¬
ing a few weeks at Cohutta
Springs, visited Mr. and Mrs. G.
H Arrowood here on their re¬
turn to their home in North Car¬
olina, Mr. Wilson is contem¬
plating locating in this county if
he can can purchase a farm here
to his liking.
Best ice-cold soft drinks at G:
H. Arrowood’s.
ELECTION “FOR FENCE" OR FOR “NO FENCE" WEDNESDAY
Passed Off Quietly In the County and the “Fence”
Was Elected.
The election which was galled
for Wednesday, July,ist, passed
oil' very quietly in this county,
considering the excitement which
usually attends such elections
and the people of Murray will
have to keep up their fences for
a while longer, the fence getting
a majority of 132 votes.
This district (Town) was. tin?
only district to give a- majority
for no fence, its majority being
small, only 15,
Two years ago when this same
question was up before the
voters of this county, there were
173 votes polled against the
fence against 1031 for the fence,
leaving a majority of-858 for the
fence.
A considerable increase has
been made in the vote for no
ETON
The masquerade party given
by James Steed last Thursday
night was very much, enjoyed.
Tjje guesfc of ilonor? Miss Lucy
Waters, won the prize in the
peanut hunt.
Mr Fisher is back with Eton
friends.
Kov. Nanney, of North. Caro¬
lina, preached two very interest¬
ing sermons here Sunday.
Albert Howell graced our
streets Sunday.
J. Hf Belli has been very suck
f >r several days.
Mis, Tay Steed and sony
are visiting relatives in ■Gkive
land, Term,
Misses Cam Keith,Ruth Brown
and Ora Gregory spent last Sun¬
day with Miss Mable Wright.
Charlie Strawn has been real
sick but is improving,
We have a new soda fount in
Eton, come all ye that are thirs¬
ty, you can get- a drink.
Dr. Brown is erecting a large
building.
Jewel.
Best ice-cold soft drinks at G.
II. Arrowood’s.
RIVER BEND
A number of people from here
attended services at Pine Grove
Sunday.
Mrs. Teasley lias been real sick
for the past few days, bat we
hope she will soon be up again.
We are glad to state that Rob¬
ert Carroll, who was injured in
the Durham coal mines about a
year ago, was able to attend the
Farmers’ Union picnic at Tilton
last Saturday. He can’t walk
yet, but we hope he can soon.
Marcus Bagley and wife and
Mrs. Will Pritchett, of Wells,
spent Sunday and night here with
their sister, Mrs I Vest.
John West visited Dalton Sun¬
day. Wonder what’s the attrac¬
tion? Some sweet girl, 1 guesr.
Miss Nannie Carrol!, of Anti¬
och, spent Saturday night with
relatives here.
Mr. Duncan and family, Mrs.
Huggins and children, Mrs. lias
ton Eeasley, Bertie and Doc in
Young called at the home of Mr.
Teasley Sunday.
Misses Rosa Bartenficld and
Nannie Carroll called on Ava
Blassingame Saturday afternoon.
Lank Baggett, wife and baby,
accompanied bv John Baggett,
passed through our burg Sunday
afternoon.
John Moore attended thi picnic
at Tilton last Saturday, and re¬
ports a pleasant time and
of dinner.
Ben and Joe Moore were in
Bend Sunday.
f ■
Mrs. West and Miss
fence, the fence receiving 85G
voter (.ml no fence receiving 424
votes, a majority of 132 votes for
the IV,lee as against, a majority
of 80 S two years ago.
Foilowing is the votes by dis¬
trict- S i tabulated form :
Districts For Fence For No Fence
Tcuvn 117 I L- tv
Ten L35 tv
Shuck Pen 74 T
McDonald 121
Alacnlsv 4-2 GC
1 )oogan 35 -L
I )oolittle 73
Ball Ground, 136 CC
Bull Pen 56 QD
Eighth 6 ?
Total s 5 6 ' 424
CHATSWORTH
Everybody has a special invita¬
tion to attend the Confederate
Veterans’ picnic, Fourth of July
eelebratiou,base balLgaines,etc «.
lit Chatsworth next Saturday,
m 1 . Come early and enjoy
IBS lafthews and wifeWere in
tirt; c?ty Sunday afternoon.
Miss May Carney spent a few
days in Spring Place recently.
Miss May Davis, who has been
quiTc sick for several weeks,, is
much improved.
Tin re are a few cases of mea
sTe& Si South OhafcsWorth.
Quite a crowd assembled in
Talcum Park last Saturday after¬
noon, to see the ball same be¬
tween Chatsworth and Eton???
Miss Ethel Cole, of Spring
Place, has been visiting in our
town the guest of Miss Belle
Jones.
A party was greatly enjoyed
Saturday night at the homo of
Mr. and Mrs. Will S. Cox. Those
•present were Mrs. B. 0. Keith,
Misses Delia Gregory,Ethel Cole,
Ora Belle Jones, Ida, Daisy and
Margie Cox ; Messrs. Carter Ed¬
mondson, Harold Willingham,
Fred and Steve Brown, Colquitt
Loughridge, Perry King, W. D.
Hart and Charlie Gray.
Dr. and Mrs. S. V T , Looper, of
Dalton, are visiting friends and
relatives here.
Knox Ramsey, of Atlanta, was
in our town one day last week.
Dr. J. W. Murphy has gone to
Blue Ridge for a while,
The singing school, which has
been conducted by Prof. W. I).
Hart, closed last week.
Quite a crowd of Spring Place
and Eton folks came to the ball
game Saturday.
Mrs. J. W. Scalf and MissEula
Miller, of HasslerMill, spent one
day of last week here.
Hardy Rhyne happened to a
serious accident. He got his foot
hurt, but wo hope lie will soon
recover.
Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Gregory
visited the former’s parents at
Ilassler Mill Sunday.
Jkav Vaj, J KAN.
West called on Mrs. Blassingame
Monday afternoon.
A number of the young folks
enjoved the singing given Satur¬
day night bv Miss Zenie Palmer.
Mrs. Sisson and daughter, Miss
Nova, of Ringgold, spent Satur¬
day night and Sunday with rela¬
tives here. Bonnie Mae.
All kinds of Droprietary reme¬
dies at G. II. Arrowood’s.
Dr. S. W. Looper, of Dalton,
Ga., will be in Spring Place from
July 1st to July 8 th prepared to
do all kinds of Dental work.
HOLLY
As Holly has not been repre¬
in The News of late I’ve
that I would again
in some of the interesting
events of the day.
We are having some very warm
weather now and the farmers are
getting along nicely laying by
their crops.
Prof. Sirriner, of Spring Place,
was in town Friday doing some
nice photograph work.
There was an all day singing
at Macedonia three miles South
of here Sunday. The singing was
conducted by Prof. Mauldin, and
his Oakland class was in attend¬
ance and it is reported that they
did some fine singing.
W. E. Everett, wife and chil¬
dren visited relatives 111 Spring
Place Saturday and Sunday.
A. T. Weaver, of Tilton, route
2, was m town on business Mon¬
day morning.
The young people enjoyed a
lish fry on the creek Saturday.
Every body carried .their dinner
and ate on the creek bank in the
olcj. picnic fashion. Every one
present seemed to enjoy them¬
selves to the fullest extent.
Dr. Hughes, of Spring Place,
was here on business Sunday.
"Several of our people attended
the all day singing at Macedonia
Sunday.
Cieve Wright has been very
of late, we hope for him a
speedy recovery.
Mines. 0, E. Morris and Sol
Henson, of Half-A e r e-B e 11 d,
passed through here last Sunday
cn route to W. A.-Overby’s near
A11 du ban.
Mrs. H. R. James, of Louisiana,
and Mrs. Jim Roberts and chil¬
dren visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. K. Burks, of near
Center Hill, Sunday.
Tom Wright, of Spring Place,
route 3, was here on business
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cagle made
a business trip to Tilton Satur¬
day,
D. T. Pritchett and Jack Davis
were here on business Friday.
Sara Wagner lias been suffer¬
ing with an abscess on his foot
for the past week.
Tom Ingle and D-. M. Elrod
made a business trip to
Place recently.
The Misses Beamer, of Tilton,
route, 2 , were in town
one day last week.
Sid Wiilerson happened to the
misfortune of getting his shoul¬
der dislocated by being thrown
from his mule a few days since,
but we are glad to note that lie
is fast improving.
Henry Roberts, of Gordon
county, was a prominent
here Tuesday.
Mrs, Mary Rutledge is on
sick list this week.
liOl.LYRERRT.
Best ice-cold soft drinks at
H. Arr.owood’s.
Musical Concert „
What promises to be one of the
best musical events of the sea
son is the musical concert given
by a full chorus under the diree
tion of Prof. W. D. Ilart, at
Chatsworth, Thursday July 9th,
beginning at 8 o’clock.
Besides several choruses of real
merit there will be quartettes by
male and female voices,'"' also
some bright catchy solos, duets
etc., by members of the chorus.
Special mention should be made
of two young members, Miss
Christine Cox and Master Ernest
Swann.
Below is the program :
Part First
1 . “Let us away,” Offenbach,
Chorus.
2 , “Beautiful Isles of
NO. 30
BASE BALL.
Cion Quits (ianie.
Eton and Spring Place base
ball teams met on the latter’s
diamond at Chatsworth last Sat¬
urday afternoon and began a fast
and snappy game, which was full
of interest to both players and
fans—as long as it lasted.
Spring Place took the field and
Eton took the hat, neither side
was able to score in the first and
second ilining and Eton failed to
score in their half of the third,
while Spring Place scored three
runs in the third.
l/> the fourth inning Eton got
one man on third with only one
out. The next man up hit a
grounder to first base. Robinson
went after the hail while Dick¬
son covered the: base, the runner
being an easy out. In the mean¬
time the runner on third was
making a record-breaking run for
the plate, and Dickson hurled a
swift one to catcher Groves and
lie tagged the runner as he made
a slide for home and the umpire
declared him out. The Eton
team—not all of them, but part
of them—took exceptions to this
and left the field, forfeiting the
game to Spring f’lace by the
-.more of ft to 0 , but the real score
was Q to 0 in . favor of Spring
Place after three and one-half
innings of play,
Sams and Will banks com¬
posed the battery for Eton, doing
nice work for their team, the
Spring Place team landing on
Saryis for a total of four hies in
three innings.
Dickson and Groves made up
the battery for the Spring Place
team and their work was of su¬
perior variety, Groves catching
in his old time style and Dickson
giving up only two hits in four
innings.
Eugene Shields', Umpire.
Spring Place and Cohutta will
bo arrayed in uniform for a game
on the Chatsworth diamond
tomorrow (Saturday, July 4) af¬
ternoon and a warm game is ex¬
pected.
The Cohutta team is noted for
tlie superior article of baseball
they put up, having defeated the
Eton team by a score of 9 to 0.
The baseball park will be com¬
pleted by Saturday, and a large
crowd i-s expected to see the
opening game.
A good game is guaranteed.
See program of unveiling cere¬
monies t-» be held by Cohutta
Springs and Smnacli camps,
Woodmen of the World, on July
12th, at Sumach and Sumrnerour
cemeteries. 2 b
where.’’ Tear is.
Misses Cnx, Gregory and Junes.
3. “Dearie.” Prof. Hart.
4. Nannie Lee.” Master Er¬
nest 8 .van. ___ \
3. “My Old Kentucky Home.”
Foster.—Prof. Hart, C>x, Lents,
Fisher.
5. “Cross Your Heart.”—Miss
Daigy 0(tX , Prof. Hart.
* _ Second
art
7. “The Song of the Lark, My
Bonnie Canoe”. Case.—Chorus,
8 . “Coming Through The Rye.”
Misses Cox, Gregory, Jones,
9. “Honey Boy.”—Miss Chris
tine Cox.
10 . “Insanity.”—WillS.Oox.
11. “Clover Blossoms.”—Prof,
Hart and Quartette,
12. ‘ Poor Old Joe.” Bliss.—
Male Quartette,
Mrs. T. C, Wilson, of Charlotte,
N. 0., will render several lnstru
mental selections.
A small admission will he
charged and a part of the pro
ceeds applied to the organ fund
of the new Baptist and Metho
Gist churches soon to be erected.,
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